'This is PLASTIC' - Craig Burley is NOT in favor of FIFA Club World Cup | ESPN FC

I feel the FIFA Club World Cup is a necessary tournament. If anything, UEFA need to switch back to the old UCL, EL, and ECL format.

Pachuca en la final del MUNDOOOOO!!!!

al hilal vs real madrid does also not seem like sheer coincidence

I do not understand what is the big deal with playing time; you have like 25 player squads: rotate, handle your team.

No one forces you to have small squads AND play the same 11 week in and week out.

If players have too m playing time it’s on their team.

I am not watching or paying anything to watch this competition. Same with the world cup. Fifa is a corrupt money hungry organisation. Enough with them.

The criteria for these types of tournaments should be clear, upfront, and transparent. Placing Inter Miami in the FIFA Club World Cup is ludicrous.

How tf is Club America not in the tournament but Seattle Sounders and Inter Pessi are????

I explain it better MONEY MONEY MONEY and then End of the season "injury" INJURY INJURY.
MORE GAMES MORE MONEY MORE GAMES MORE INJURY......

FIFA still way to milk the Messi train lol

Don't Care

European leagues will be exposed simple has that they can buy cheap Brazilian but after this tournament many European teams will be exposed😅😅😅😅

How come RB Salzburg are in? That is hardly an elite European club, can think of about 50 better ones across Europe. Perhaps because of Red Bull ? Jan is right, on what basis have these and not other clubs been pre-selected to be entered into this 'most prestigious club competition' without a clearly defined ranking, never mind a qualifying comp. Craig is right, it's going to create more injuries to players, especially those playing in the European teams entered in this tournament. Seems like a pre-made pick-em your favorites and pick whom they'll face in group stage fun by fifa execs. Need more transparency than this.

English clubs exist because of foreigners. because English players are horrible. Look at the English team, it's an eternal joke. They invented football but never knew how to play. They are world champions in arrogance and a joke to play the game they invented

Problem these English pundits are so selfish, and they only think of themselves, and they feel themslevs so much important. Not everyone wants to see FA cup or carabao cup, , I'd rather watch club world cup, than those Fa things.

Reduce league games Reduce champions league why not

FIFA should investigate the corruption and bad practices inside México s Liga MX so terrible what happened last night...

Too bad tickets will be purchased within seconds by bots and put for sale at triple the cost by scalping losers. Welcome to America

Best thing about the tournament, Liverpool are not in it.

Live long enough to see yourself become the villain…currently Messi’s career.

What is the criteria for selecting Chelsea???????????????

The USA gets to host The Copa America, World Cup, and club World Cup all in a 2 year span. This is unprecedented and corrupt.

The real issue is the European Season starts too early and ends too late. The FIFA Club World Cup is every 4 yrs and there is no special tournament to qualify for it. Looks like sour grapes by ESPN because none of the games will be on their network.

this competition is clearly a money trap but who cares? WC has expanded to 48 teams, this is also a money trap. Greed is the name of the game. Player welfare is not a priority. Look at NBA, it is made of multi millionaires that spend most of their time at the infirmary. This tournament will come and go just like the late "European Super league" and African football league. All Gianni Infantino babies. FIFA can't stand to make less money than UEFA. It's just a big D competition...😂

I'm very excited now for club WC.
Hope to see Mohanbagan in next Circle of the tournament, love to see matches like east Bengal VS Man U/Madrid- Mohanbagan VS Barce/Milan 😃

The real take away from this is Ticketmaster will have a feild day with this and made a huge bag of money

It’s a competition being held by fifa and they have the right just like every other major player has the right.

Give them wine and circus. 🤭

Cancel this farse and being back the Confederations Cup.

European clubs should send their reserves into this tournament. It's just a cash grab by FIFA. How are Inter Miami in this tournament they have not even won their domestic league.

I won't watch it.
If an Australian club ever qualifies, I'll watch their games.
Until then I'll rest as a fan. The players should rest too.

Every single club is in this based on merit… apart from one, which in turn destroys the credibility of the entire competition. I also think the attendances are going to be pretty appalling.

No Club Amerìca or Chivas?? LA Galaxy ain’t here?? Liverpool?? Barcelona???

Clubs that “aren’t elite” in this shitshow is Leon Pachuca Salzburg, and Porto.

Salzburg doesn’t deserve to be in this. It should be given to LAFC or Columbus Crew.

LAFC and Columbus should be in this competition too.

Group C is definitely the group of death

Wow, Craig doesn't like something and complains! Great! We really needed another 13 minutes of him complaining.

Whos this person?

Why Craig has something to say? Who was he was a player? Just retire dude

Most Europeans football fans come from Africa, Middle East and Asia. To be honest, I could care less if any European team shows up to this tournament.

Craig Burley is just being a good employee as always and saying what ESPN wants him to say..despite him saying otherwise

I’m just looking forward to Liga Mx and MLS getting embarrassed hope that’ll force them to wake up and make changes

Football isn’t just for ppl already watching . They’re looking to gather more fans frm genz n gen alpha. They don’t care abt what Burley has to say

Make It once every 2 or 4 years then it will be interesting ......Or it will be too many games for players

European clubs scared they might get whooped by some african or asian clubs lol😂😂

Juventus have reached 9 European Cup finals. Won 2 ( 1 by default another by penalties) lost 7 (5 in a row). Last time 28 years ago. Why is Juventus there?

In one point they were not in favor for uefa nations league as well

This is a joke. Too many games.

They want PSG to play against all the best teams this season, 😆 🤣

It’s funny at one point Europe thought the World Cup was a plastic tournament not worth taking part in back in the inception of the tournament. Now some are moaning about this. Simple solution DO NOT WATCH! My club will probably never play in this tournament but I’ll be watching!